One Million Words and Counting!!!

I did it!!! It took me 2 years, 6 months, and 9 days, and 14 novels, but I finally reached one million words since I began my career as author in late 2010.

That’s a 1 with 6 zeroes after it!!!! Or, if you’re like me and you like numbers, you prefer to see it this way:

1,000,000

As I think I’ve mentioned before, I read an article awhile back about how to truly call yourself a writer you had to have written a million words. Well, I’ve poked a bit of fun at the concept, because I don’t believe for one second that total word count is the end all be all for determining who are writers and who aren’t. Even though I didn’t give much credence to the notion, at that time I began a Quest to Write One Million Words. Yeah, I know, it’s not as adventurous as seeking a Holy Grail or even to find the closest Starbucks, but it sounded like fun.

As I’ve continued to post my word count on a lone thread within my Goodreads Fan Group, more and more members have spurred me on, encouraged me, and helped motivate me to finally get here. So thanks everyone, I couldn’t have made it without you!!

Here’s a list of the books I’ve written and the word count, just in case you don’t believe me!

Angel Evolution- 73,000

Demon Evolution- 65,000
Archangel Evolution- 69,000
Unpublished MG Paranormal- 91,000 (coming soon!)
Nikki Powergloves Series (4 books)- 151,000
The Moon Dwellers- 95,000
The Star Dwellers- 95,000
The Sun Dwellers- 97,000
Fire Country- 101,000
Ice Country (Apr 4th, 2013 planned release)- 84,000
Water & Storm Country (June 7, 2013 planned release)- 82,000
TOTAL WORDS- 1,000,000+

So here’s to a million fun, suspenseful, action-packed, sometimes cheesy, and romancy words. And here’s to the next million!

Thanks for all your support and as always, HAPPY READING!

David Estes

Ice Country Cover Reveal!!

I can't believe it's only a month until Ice Country, the sequel to Fire Country, comes out!! As such, I'm STOKED to reveal the cover today! I want to thank Regina Wamba at http://www.maeidesign.com/ for once again bringing Adele's and my vision to life in a stunning and emotional cover featuring Dazz, a guy from Ice Country. I can't wait to see what Regina comes up with for the third and final book, Water & Storm Country!

Here's a synopsis for Ice Country, which comes out on April 5th everywhere ebooks are sold and in print on Amazon.com, add it to your Goodreads To-Read list today!

Add Ice Country to your Goodreads "To Read" List!

Dazz, a hard-edged, fun-loving Icer, likes fighting, particularly while at his favorite watering hole. However, while recovering from a particularly bad break up, his decision to engage in a brutal pubroom brawl leads to a series of events that thrust him into a dark and mysterious scandal involving King Goff, the ice country ruler.

When his seven-year-old sister is abducted in the dark of night, Dazz pledges to do whatever it takes to get her back, embarking on a quest that threatens to rip apart the very fabric that's barely holding his shattered family together.

Along the way he meets a group of unlikely allies in the form of a travelling group of fire country natives. Can Dazz, when joined with his best friend, Buff, and new tan-skinned friends, defeat the King and his guards before it's too late for his sister?

I really hope you all enjoy the sequel to Fire Country!! And for those of you who haven't picked up Fire Country yet, you still have a month to read it before the sequel, so here's how you can grab your copy today!
 
Links to Buy Fire Country
Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, Amazon Print

Now without further shameless self promotion, I'm happy to reveal the cover for Ice Country!

Fire Country is NOW AVAILABLE!!

Today's the big day! My new YA dystopian novel, Fire Country (A Dwellers saga sister series), is out NOW on Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords in ebook, and in print on Amazon!! For RELEASE DAY ONLY (February 1st), the Fire Country ebook will be available for 25% off the regular price, only $2.99. See below for links to get your copy now!!

Links to Buy
Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, Amazon Print

Click here to add to your Goodreads "To Read" List

Praise for Fire Country
"Fire Country is an epic start to the Country Saga and left me with my heart pounding and totally breathless. Phenomenal!" -K-Booksxo.blogspot.com

"Fire Country has so many twists and turns that by the end you have no idea what to expect." -LolaBookReviews.blogspot.com

"There's a spark in Fire Country that tingles your fingers and toes until a flame is kindled and there's no way to stop reading, hoping, praying about how it will all end."- MyBookBoyfriend.blogspot.com

"You have done it again, David Estes! Fire Country was amazing....the best of your books yet!" -Karen, Goodreads reviewer 

 

Praise for the Dwellers Saga

"A fabulous work of art for all ages...a fantastical world from the amazingly creative David Estes."- Nicole Passante- Founder of ShareARead

"Overall, the best dystopian I've read this year."- Zuleeza- Goodreads

Fire Country Synopsis
In a changed world where the sky bleeds red, winter is hotter than hell and full of sandstorms, and summer's even hotter with raging fires that roam the desert-like country, the Heaters manage to survive, barely.

Due to toxic air, life expectancies are so low the only way the tribe can survive is by forcing women to procreate when they turn sixteen and every three years thereafter. It is their duty as Bearers.

Fifteen-year-old Siena is a Youngling, soon to be a Bearer, when she starts hearing rumors of another tribe of all women, called the Wild Ones. They are known to kidnap Youngling girls before the Call, the ceremony in which Bearers are given a husband with whom to bear children with.

As the desert sands run out on her life's hourglass, Siena must uncover the truth about the Wild Ones while untangling the web of lies and deceit her father has masterfully spun.

THANK YOU!!!
A very special thank you to all of my AMAZING readers, without you I wouldn't be able to do what I do, especially the 900+ members of my Goodreads Fan Group , you know I LOVE YOU all. You make me laugh out loud, blush, and occasionally tear up, my days are better for knowing and interacting with you.

I also have to thank my wife, Adele, you are my number one beta reader, source of inspiration, book cover concept creator, and most of all, my best friend. None of this would mean anything without you.

A GINORMOUS thanks to my marketing team at ShareARead, you never cease to amaze me! A HUGE thanks to both my beta readers and my street team for helping to make Fire Country a better book and for getting the word out!  And of course, thank you to my cover artist, Regina Wamba at MaeIDesign for creating the perfect cover for this book.

Whew! I guess that covers it! I can't wait to hear what you all think of Fire Country, I'd love you to comment and tell me! All the best and as always:

HAPPY READING!!

David Estes